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Växjö Lakers
- Year of foundation: 1997
- Colours: blue, orange, white
- Club status: active
- Address: Storgatan 90
352 46 Växjö - Phone: +46 470 32 97 00
- Email: bokning@vaxjolakers.se, carolina.toresson@vaxjolakers.se
- WWW: Instagram Page, Växjö Lakers, YouTube Official Channel
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All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | Juniors | SHL | HockeyAllsvenskan | HockeyEttan | Division 2 (SWE) | J20 SuperElit | J20 Elit | J20 Div. 1 (SWE) | J18 Allsvenskan | J18 Elit | J18 Div. 1 (SWE) | J18 Div. 2 (SWE) | U16 SM | Allsvenskan South | Riksserien | Juniors (U16) | SM-Slutspel Women
Season 2015-2016
Club teams
This club in 2015-2016: Champions Hockey League | SHL | J20 SuperElit | J18 Elit | Juniors (U16)
Recent gamesseason 2015-2016
| Sep. 03 15 | 19:00 | ERC Ingolstadt | - | Växjö Lakers | 5-3 | Show details» |
| Sep. 22 15 | 20:00 | Djurgårdens IF | - | Växjö Lakers | 4-3 | Show details» |
| Oct. 06 15 | 19:00 | Växjö Lakers | - | Djurgårdens IF | 3-3 | Show details» |
Current rosterseason 2015-2016
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Viktor Andrén |  | 17.02.1994 | 184 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Christopher Nihlstorp | | 16.02.1984 | 190 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| G | Stefan Stéen | | 06.01.1993 | 187 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Alexander Andersson | | 19.06.1998 | 180 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Carl Ernstig | | 02.04.1997 | 189 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ilkka Heikkinen |  | 13.11.1984 | 188 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Teemu Laakso | | 27.08.1987 | 185 cm | 99 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Eddie Larsson | | 15.02.1991 | 187 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Eric Martinsson | | 22.10.1992 | 186 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Cory Murphy |  | 13.02.1978 | 174 cm | 75 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Calle Rosén | | 02.02.1994 | 184 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ville Varakas | | 13.02.1984 | 182 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Linus Fröberg | | 16.06.1993 | 183 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Richard Gynge | | 01.02.1987 | 186 cm | 89 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Josh Hennessy |  | 07.02.1985 | 182 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Joakim Hillding | | 30.05.1988 | 178 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Alexander Johansson | | 30.11.1988 | 186 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Mikael Johansson | | 28.06.1995 | 191 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Erik Josefsson | | 18.02.1987 | 182 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Tuomas Kiiskinen | | 07.10.1986 | 174 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Patrik Lundh | | 12.06.1988 | 180 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Liam Reddox | | 27.01.1986 | 178 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Robert Rosén | | 25.06.1987 | 179 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Gustav Rydahl | | 11.09.1994 | 191 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Robin Söderqvist | | 27.09.1994 | 183 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Albin Storm | | 21.01.1997 | 189 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Rahm | | 23.06.1975 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Sam Hallam | | 15.07.1979 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Fredrik Hellgren | | 05.04.1968 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Växjö ishall
- Adress: Växjö ishall
Bollgatan
352 46 Växjö - Phone: +46 470-412 00
- Capacity: 4000
VIDA Arena
- Web: http://www.vaxjolakers.se/website1/sv/arenan/arenan.php
- Capacity: 5000
- Opened in: 2011
League winners:
from 1997 to 2012:
from 2012 to present:
- Instagram Page (official)
- Växjö Lakers (official)
- YouTube Official Channel (official)
- Twitter (twitter)
- Facebook Page (facebook)
- Lakejer Fan Club (Fans site)
Recent articlesShow all articles»
- Champions Hockey League groups set (19 May 2021)
- Växjö wins Swedish championship (10 May 2021)
- CHL line-up for next season (09 May 2021)
- Växjö wins round 1 of the SHL finals (02 May 2021)
- SHL 2018/9 - November Review (01 Dec 2018)
Recent newsShow all news»
Results preseason Thursday August 13
Malmö Redhawks-Växjö Lakers 3-0, Djurgårdens IF-Skellefteå AIK 2-1, HPK-Luleå HF 3-1, Huddinge-AIK 0-4, Östersund-Timrå IK 4-3 (SO), Sparta Sarpsborg-BIK Karlskoga 1-6, Västerås-Vita Hästen 1-2 (SO), Björklöven-Asplöven 5-1.
(13 Aug 2015)Swedish Preseason games Thursday August 12
There will be three preseason games for the Swedish teams today. Some interesting meetings to keep an eye on.
Djurgårdens IF - Skellefteå AIK, Malmö Redhawks - Växjö Lakers and HPK - Luleå Hockey.
(13 Aug 2015)Calder Cup winner returns to Sweden
The goalie Christopher Nilstorp who just won the Calder Cup with Texas Stars has signed a 2-year contract with Växjö Lakers of SHL.
(23 Jun 2014)Markusson retires
Johan Markusson, captain of Växjö Lakers in SHL, has decided to retire.
(10 Jun 2014)Söderberg scores three
Carl Söderberg scored three goals when Linköping beat Växjö 8-3 in Elitserien tonight. Söderberg is now the scoring leader of Elitserien.
(24 Sep 2012)Frölunda wins Elitserien opener
Both goalies played well when Frölunda defeated Växjö Lakers 2-0. Martin Gerber made 36 saves, but was beaten once by a blueline shot by Christian Bäckman. Frölunda also added a late empty net goal and Dane Frederik Andersen saved 20 shots for a shutout in his first Elitserien appearance.
(13 Sep 2011)Gerber to Sweden
The Swiss goalie Martin Gerber (Oklahoma City Barons/Edmonton Oilers) signed a one-year contract with the newcomer in Swedish Elitserien Växjö Lakers.
(12 Jul 2011)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 2015-2016
- Youngest player: Alexander Andersson (17 years)
- Oldest player: Cory Murphy (38 years)
- Shortest player: Tuomas Kiiskinen (174 cm)
- Tallest player: Mikael Johansson (191 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (2), Finland (4), Sweden (19), USA (1)
- Highest win: Växjö Lakers - Braehead Clan 10-2
- Season average home attendance: 2577
Leagues
Växjö Lakers participates in season 2015-2016: Champions Hockey League, SHL, J20 SuperElit, J18 Elit, Juniors (U16)
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